by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports

by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports

The NBA had The Jordan Rules. Chicago pickup games have The Secret Service Rules.

President Obama played his traditional Election Day pickup game Tuesday, and Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen was one of the most notable - if, in the grand scheme of the world, least important - players. Obama was a Bulls fan in the 1990s, when Pippen and Michael Jordan led Chicago to six championships.

Pippen, a Hall of Famer and Dream Team member, played on Obama's team and offered obligatory praise.

"He's not an overly aggressive player, but he takes what the defense gives him," Pippen told Bulls.com. "He's got a smooth game. He probably used to be a little more aggressive, but obviously he doesn't want to get hurt."

That said, he added Obama reminds him of the greatest player in NBA history in at least one way: No one wanted to hit him.

"I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive," Pippen said. "I used to be like, wow. But when I saw the President drive, I thought they were bringing the whole motorcade through the lane it was so wide."

Bulls.com has more thoughts from Pippen, now a Bulls special adviser, on the game. They won - "We blew them out," Pippen said - and he earned an invitation to the White House, where Obama will live for another four years.